Nonlinear optical effects of ultrahigh-Q silicon photonic nanocavities immersed in superfluid helium

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sun, Xiankai ^a   Zhang, Xufeng ^a   Schuck, Carsten ^a   Tang, Hong X ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

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EID: 84875160790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01436     Document Type: Article

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